Coronavirus Part III - 9 cases across the Island - 503 errors abound!! *read OP*

snowgal

MadYaker wrote: »

Do people really think all the Italians who had flights and hotels paid for are going to stay at home because the match is cancelled? Not much craic in Italy at the moment I think I know what I’d be doing.

yes very true. Does someone know at this point, will those flights still be coming here now or have they banned them at all? Thanks

Kunkka

purple hands wrote: »

No longer publishing the location of new cases on a daily basis either, only once a week now

I wonder if any are in the North.

Preparing myself for “it’s our island”

newbie18892

Quite startling to see 38 cases now today in the Netherlands. They reported their first case 6 days ago. Seems to be moving at a much quicker pace there than it is here. Our first case was confirmed only 2 days after theirs and we have only 2 confirmed cases as of today.

SeaBreezes

wakka12 wrote: »

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3065016/coronavirus-pet-dog-belonging-covid-19-patient
The dog in Hong Kong has been confirmed as having contracted the virus and has been quarantined until he tests negative, it is the first verified case of human to animal transmission

Ah feck.

wakka12

purple hands wrote: »

No longer publishing the location of new cases on a daily basis either, only once a week now

The UK will also stop testing for coronavirus once it hits 100 positives, which will probably be in the next 48 hours

ZiabR

ZiabR wrote: »

Without a shadow of a doubt. We have far great numbers than 2. The nature of this virus means it is IMPOSSIBLE to stop. We will start to see more and more cases in the next 1-2 weeks. We need to cancel St. Patricks day. We need to stop flights to certain parts of the world.

I have friends who are working for the NHS and they have been told there will be an announcement made in the next 3-4 hours to confirm that the UK has a sharp increase in cases today and that the UKs head virologist has said that it is now spreading uncontained within communities.

Following on from my post "quoted" I have been told that the number in the UK is now up to 85 cases and this will be announced in the next hour or so. If it turns out to be true, that is a significant increase for the UK.

random_banter

snowgal wrote: »

yes very true. Does someone know at this point, will those flights still be coming here now or have they banned them at all? Thanks

Aer Lingus have cancelled their direct flights to Northern Italy, so I guess if any of the traveling fans were on those return flights then they won't be coming. Ryanair hasn't done that.

MadYaker

odyssey06 wrote: »

France banned enclosed events for more than 5000 people. Switzerland banned gatherings of more than 1000 people.
I am assuming they didn't just pick that number of the sky.
Nobody is saying it means the country should shut down.
It's a non-essential gathering.

Contact tracing easier in factory, university and the contacts are repeatable.

When shopping you are not in the constant close proximity as you would have at a concert or sporting event.

The governments have to be seen to be doing something even when there is nothing they can really do so they announce some token restrictions that won’t affect economic activity but my point still stands. Banning certain gatherings and not others is pointless.

pc7

MadYaker wrote: »

Do people really think all the Italians who had flights and hotels paid for are going to stay at home because the match is cancelled? Not much craic in Italy at the moment I think I know what I’d be doing.

I've cancelled going to Paris Paddys weekend for our match, just taking it as a loss. Cant afford to be quarantined away from the smallies for 2 weeks. I'm sure Italian people who's country is suffering a massive outbreak won't be too keen to travel either.

twinytwo

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

I don't understand the difference to the foot and mouth crisis.
Why was it ok to postpone for that?

The minister for agriculture at the time did his job and shut the place down, no it's or buts. They went full hog ...vets working for the department had their leave cancelled etc.

wakka12

newbie18892 wrote: »

Quite startling to see 38 cases now today in the Netherlands. They reported their first case 6 days ago. Seems to be moving at a much quicker pace there than it is here. Our first case was confirmed only 2 days after theirs and we have only 2 confirmed cases as of today.

Switzerland had its first a week ago and has almost 100 today. Norway also recorded it's first case 7 days ago and now has 48 cases. The thinking that cases in Ireland will not grow by any more than another odd one or two seems startlingly naive

ZiabR

pc7 wrote: »

I've cancelled going to Paris Paddys weekend for our match, just taking it as a loss. Cant afford to be quarantined away from the smallies for 2 weeks. I'm sure Italian people who's country is suffering a massive outbreak won't be too keen to travel either.

A mature and wise decision.

antodeco

amber2 wrote: »

3 cases in Iceland 2 days ago, today that figure is 20, we must be doing everything right here ��

This is how we are dealing with it

Naggdefy

Strazdas wrote: »

GAA matches, soccer matches, rugby matches, race meetings.......

What's the obsession with targeting St Patricks Day only?

If St. Patrick's Day/Weekend goes I'd be fairly sure all major gatherings will be cancelled. Much like the 2001 foot and mouth.

That year club GAA finals were played in April, some league gaelic matches were cancelled. We played Scotland (Murrayfield), Wales (the Millennium) and England (Old Lansdowne) over a 4 week period or so late September/October.

caveat emptor

pc7 wrote: »

#cowslivesmatter

That's different. There are more cows in Ireland than people and we export most of them once they reach the required weight for real money. We can't do that with people.

Economy more important than people's life. We can take the hit on 3.4% of people dying. We've done it before and come back stronger #Famine

Let's be more positive. Go Ireland!

odyssey06

MadYaker wrote: »

The governments have to be seen to be doing something even when there is nothing they can really do so they announce some token restrictions that won’t affect economic activity but my point still stands. Banning certain gatherings and not others is pointless.

I don't know enough about the underlying science \ rationale to be able to justify France picking 5000 as the magic number, or Switzerland picking 1000.

Maybe as you say it is just optics, but certainly there is precedence for it, both in this country and currently in other countries.

antodeco

I wonder if we had an "in power" government, would stuff be done. I cant help but feel all the ministers are having a big sulk, sitting at their desks, arms folded going "Well they didnt want me back in, so Im going home and taking my rational decisions with me"

yourdeadwright

newbie18892 wrote: »

Quite startling to see 38 cases now today in the Netherlands. They reported their first case 6 days ago. Seems to be moving at a much quicker pace there than it is here. Our first case was confirmed only 2 days after theirs and we have only 2 confirmed cases as of today.

More likely the case of Netherlands doing something pro active and Ireland doing nothing and not realizing there are more cases ,

If you really think there are only 2 people with it in Ireland then your a bit crazy ,

Its the old Irish way pretend its not happing and don't talk about it,
Give it two weeks ands it'll be in the thousands here and hospitals won't cope

banie01

caveat emptor wrote: »

That's different. There are more cows in Ireland than people and we export most of them once they reach the required weight for real money. We can't do that with people.

Economy more important than people's life. We can take the hit on 3.4% of people dying. We've done it before and come back stronger #Famine

Let's be more positive. Go Ireland!

That's disturbingly funny and quite true TBH.
The reputation of our agriculture industry was worth far more than the current situation values our society at

ChikiChiki

dan786 wrote: »

UK cases really affecting Cheltenham odds again, 9/2 to 12/5. Did get to 11/10 after it got to 35 for a brief period of time. 85 is a lot more so expect it go change further.

Up to 85 from 51 yesterday clearly following the trend that we have seen so far in other countries. Cannot see it going ahead whatsoever, at least cannot see it happening with a crowd.

KWAG2019

People will simply avoid these events if they are going ahead. Sufficient numbers do it and the spread of the virus will be slowed. That’s what’s needed anyway. Slow the spread of it. Spread the load on health services over time. Lessen the impact on economy.

This will be with us for at least a year even if vaccines developed. It’s going to affect how people think about air travel and supply chains. It’s going to impact on how the health service is run. And it won’t be the last pandemic.

DOCARCH

wakka12 wrote: »

The UK will also stop testing for coronavirus once it hits 100 positives, which will probably be in the next 48 hours

Why will they stop testing???

laurah591

Deleted User wrote: »

As of midday, there have been 0 positive cases of COVID-19 in my hospital. 19 tests today.

Is that a big increase in testing today in your place?

SafeSurfer

MadYaker wrote: »

The governments have to be seen to be doing something even when there is nothing they can really do so they announce some token restrictions that won’t affect economic activity but my point still stands. Banning certain gatherings and not others is pointless.

If we are going to ban gatherings, banning pointless gatherings would be a good place to start.

odyssey06

Saw this concerning report on The Guardian:
Health officials in France say around 8,300 masks and 1,200 bottles of sanitising health gel have been stolen from Paris hospitals.
Another 2,000 surgery masks have disappeared from a hospital in Marseilles.

MadYaker

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Well because the parade isn’t essential. It’s gathering a huge number of people together in close proximity for nothing. Can you imagine the outcry once infection cases increase in the aftermath of the parades? It would be political suicide not to have taken a precautionary approach.
Maybe when the first politicians get sick we will have a change in attitude.

If there’s an increase in cases after paddy’s day it’ll be a coincidence. Most large gatherings aren’t essential. What events / gatherings would you ban and which ones would you allow and on what basis? I’m struggling to follow the line of reasoning in your posts. Politicians getting sick won’t affect the government’s strategy.

wakka12

DOCARCH wrote: »

Why will they stop testing???

I guess by that point containment is no longer a priority so then there is no point in testing people with mild symptoms

Cilldara_2000

Re: Foot and Mouth. The risk was obvious and immediate. Like they had snipers taking out wildlife in Louth. Plus we had more money back then and perhaps most significant, probably the best Minister for Agriculture in the history of the state was in office at the time and led the whole thing.

Drumpot

Somebody already posted my feelings on why the Parade is still up for debate....

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

I want those beaches open on the fourth of July.

Naggdefy

What is with Iran and pandemics. During the flu pandemic 1918/19, the mortality was very high: according to an estimate, between 902,400 and 2,431,000, or 8% to 22% of the total population died.

The WHO estimates 2-3% of the global population died from it.